Thirty-six percent of employers plan to add full-time, permanent employees in 2016, the same as 2015. Nearly half of employers (47 percent) plan to hire temporary or contract workers.

While more than a third of employers are increasing full-time, permanent headcount, 45 percent anticipate no change. One in ten employers (10 percent) plan to decrease staff levels, while 9 percent are unsure of their hiring plans.

Of the employers who plan to increase the number of full-time employees in the new year, the top areas they’ll be recruiting for include:

Customer Service – 32 percent

Information Technology – 29 percent

Sales – 27 percent

Production – 24 percent

Administrative – 20 percent

Marketing – 18 percent

Business Development – 16 percent

Human Resources – 16 percent

Accounting/Finance – 15 percent

Engineering – 13 percent

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